Fast Track service: During peak hours, we dedicate a care team exclusively to patients with minor illnesses or injuries. This Fast Track system shortens waits and treatment times.

Expert heart attack care: We consistently beat national standards for the time it takes us to open blocked arteries, which means we save more heart muscle – and lives.

You go home quicker: For patients discharged from the Emergency Department, the average visit is less than two hours. For admitted patients, the average stay is just under three and a half hours. This beats national averages across the board.

No patient boarding prior to admission to Rush Oak Park Hospital: We do not hold admitted patients in the Emergency Department, a practice known as “patient boarding” and used at some hospitals when all inpatient beds are full.